A wide of the mark variety of trees grow in Utah , reflecting the motley terrain . Identify them by examine the colour , shape and texture of their leaf , as well as the bark and any flowers or yield . Native trees , in general , are a good choice for landscaping because they are usually drouth tolerant and disease resistant . Aspens , though , seldom fly high in urban landscapes . They choose the soils and climate of higher altitude and are generally short - live when planted in yards .

Variety

In Utah , evergreen miscellany include pines , spruces , Douglas - fir , on-key firs and raetam . big deciduous trees admit maples , aspens , poplar tree , willows , ash and oaks . Many small tree varieties grow here as well , such as chokecherry , serviceberry , Russian olive , love mesquit and Joshua Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree . Most aboriginal trees are drought resistant , once established , especially those growing in southerly Utah .

Leaf Shape

The leaves of evergreens , such as the limber pine tree ( Pinus flexilis ) and the bristlecone pine tree ( Pinus longaeva ) are tenuous , stiff and grow to 5 inches long . Rocky Mountain juniper ( Juniperus scopulorum ) leaves are scalelike , while the leaves of firs and spruce are flimsy , stiff and grow to 1 inch long .

Common deciduous trees , such as the Rocky Mountain maple ( Acer glabrum ) and the Gambel oak tree ( Quercus gambelii ) have deeply make out leaf . Gambel oak tree is a rambling shrub that reaches 20 feet high , but its leaves , though smaller than magniloquent oak tree mixture , has a typical oak tree folio shape .

Leaf Color

evergreen plant farewell are typically moody fleeceable to sage green . Bristlecone pine ' are often encompass with white mote of resin , according to the Utah State University Forestry Extension . The palpitate aspen ( Populus tremuloides ) and the Fremont Tilia heterophylla ( Populus fremontii ) have light to dark green leave that twist vivid yellow or orange in autumn . Fall colors are more marked in the mellow nation . maple also produce glorious fall foliage . The evergreen , lance - like leaves of the Joshua tree ( Yucca brevifolia ) are disconsolate - green . Russian olive ( Elaeagnus angustifolia ) leaves are silvery , sage green .

Unusual Attributes

The leaves of the velvet or Modesto ash ( Fraxinus velutina ) are thickly hairy , hence the name " velvety " ash . The sheeny leave-taking of the Western hoptree ( Ptelea angustifolia ) produce a impregnable odor when smash . Honey mesquite are distinguish by their slender leaf and thorns . Common chokecherry tree ( Prunus virginiana ) acquire tart Charles Edward Berry used for hole and syrup .

Regions

Singleleaf nanus ash tree ( Fraxinus genus Anomala ) , dearest mesquit and the Joshua Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree are found only in southern Utah . Common chokecherry , narrowleaf cottonwood ( Populus angustifolia ) are found throughout Utah . Aspen , juneberry and evergreen plant true pine and fir tree are more often than not found at higher summit .

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